All RHEL 9 local initialization files must have mode 0740 or less permissive.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-257889 | RHEL-09-232045 | SV-257889r1044959_rule | Medium |
| Description |
| Local initialization files are used to configure the user's shell environment upon logon. Malicious modification of these files could compromise accounts upon logon. |
| STIG | Date |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-12-04 |
Details
| Check Text (C-61630r1044958_chk) |
| Verify that all local initialization files have a mode of "0740" or less permissive with the following command: Note: The example will be for the "bingwa" user, who has a home directory of "/home/bingwa". $ find /home/bingwa/.[^.]* -maxdepth 0 -perm -740 -exec stat -c "%a %n" {} \; | more 755 /home/bingwa/.somepermissivefile If any local initialization files are returned, this indicates a mode more permissive than "0740", and this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-61554r925653_fix) |
| Set the mode of the local initialization files to "0740" with the following command: Note: The example will be for the wadea user, who has a home directory of "/home/wadea". $ sudo chmod 0740 /home/wadea/.<INIT_FILE> |